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US Gulf Coast braces for Hurricane Ida after Cuba takes hit

Waves splash at the seafront while Hurricane Ida approaches the island, in Havana, Cuba, on August 27, 2021. [Reuters]

Hurricane Ida churned toward the US Gulf coast on Saturday, forecast to gather strength in coming hours and prompting evacuations of flood-prone New Orleans neighbourhoods and oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.

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